It's always great to see people who are born with disabilities beating all odds and achieving heights. But Sandeep Kumar's story is a tiny bit different.

Sandeep wasn't born with a disability. He was just like any other kid, completely healthy until he was 7 years old when he was injected with expired penicillin to treat an illness by a careless doctor. What followed that was a year-long coma. And just when his family thought it can't get worse, they were unfortunately proved wrong.

After Sandeep woke up from the coma, he realised that he cannot move his limbs down the waist. He became a victim of partial paralysis or paraplegia, and for the rest of his life; he would be bound to a wheelchair. Little did the doctors know that the wheelchair could only bind his body, not his dreams.

While everyone advised his family to not let him continue his education, Sandeep's parents supported him all through the way to help him pursue his dream of becoming an engineer. He managed to complete his school education and obtained a Computer Science Engineering seat in the government college of Kanpur.

During the college placements, he was recruited by an MNC as a software engineer. But for some reason, his conscience didn't allow him to accept the job. Although it was a dream come true, Sandeep realised that he did not want to restrict himself to a cubicle job.

He wanted to move around and meet new people as part of his job rather than doing a cliché 9-5 job. And so, he applied for a job at Indigo Airlines with very little hope of being accepted. But much to his delight, after 3-4 months, he got a call to join the company as a customer service officer at the Delhi airport and became the first Indian paraplegic to be employed in the aviation industry.

But do you want to know what the best part is? He focuses on helping out people with special needs to get their boarding passes, help them at the security check and to get into flights without any hassles.

He is so good at what he does that he also won the Universal Design Award in 2015. The award is given by National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and Mphasis each year to honour individuals and organisations doing exemplary work towards the cause of accessibility.

But all of this wasn't enough for him. He also started an NGO called Ally Foundation that focuses on empowering disabled people.

He is also a singer and was part of his college band and performs occasionally, as and when he gets the time. You can listen to him here:

His determination and positivity have always earned him appreciation from his peers and colleagues. As for us, we are honestly blown away by the way he leads his life and makes sure to help people who are in need.

Such stories make you sit up and wonder if you are simply taking your life for granted, while those who may not be as blessed as you are, are living life to the fullest, in the most meaningful way imaginable.